Compulsory voting in Australia is 100 years old. We should celebrate how special it makes our democracy
https://theconversation.com/compulsory-voting-in-australia-is-100-years-old-we-should-celebrate-how-special-it-makes-our-democracy-234801
Voting is not actually compulsory. What is compulsory is to go to the polling station and have your name crossed off the voting roll. You are then given your ballots. You could then write "they are all shits" across your ballot and put it in the ballot box. That is what is known as an "informal vote"!
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